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SpaceX Will Attempt To Launch (And Land) Upgraded Falcon 9 on Sunday
Dec 19, 8:03PM
In SpaceX’s first orbital attempt since its failed June 28 attempt to reach the International Space Station, the Hawthorne, Ca.-based company plans to launch a Falcon 9 v1.1 rocket tomorrow. The launch, carrying 11 ORBCOMM communications satellites, was originally scheduled earlier in the month. Sunday’s 8.29 p.m. EST launch marks the first operational use of the upgraded Falcon… Read More
Israel's Flourishing Fintech Has Many Fathers
Dec 19, 8:00PM
Israeli finance technology has taken giant leaps in the last few years. Hundreds of local startups are developing new technologies for payment and security solutions, and multinational companies and banks are flocking to Israel for a piece of the action. Much like other tech sectors in Israel, the country’s fintech know-how is largely a byproduct of innovations in other fields, such… Read More
>From Half-Baked To Overcooked — The "Revolutionary" Evolution Of Crowdfunding
Dec 19, 7:00PM
The ratio of overcooked concepts to ideas that might genuinely be called ‘revolutionary’ has long been skewed on crowdfunding platforms, but when a “founder” is pitching a “revolutionary” sponge holder with a straight face a line has surely been crossed. Read More
Gillmor Gang: Enough Already
Dec 19, 6:00PM
The Gillmor Gang — Robert Scoble, John Taschek. Kevin Marks, Keith Teare, and Steve Gillmor. Recorded live Friday, December 18, 2015. The Gang winds things up for 2015 with a quick tour of the near future: VR, AR, Slack, Salesforce, and the politics of engagement. Plus, the latest G3 (below) with Halley Suitt Tucker, Denise Howell, Francine Hardaway, and Tina Chase Gillmor. Read More
Having Success With Code Bootcamps: Where To Work As A Bootcamp Grad
Dec 19, 4:00PM
Hello code bootcamp graduates, and welcome to an exciting and fulfilling career! As you know by now, programming is a highly creative art in which you get to build things that change the world every single day. So what should you look for in a job? I don’t have all the answers, but here are some things I think are important to look for if you can find them. Read More
Technology And The Deep State
Dec 19, 2:00PM
Donald Trump; Bernie Sanders; Jeremy Corbyn; Marine Le Pen. If you had suggested only a decade ago that any one of those four might become a significant political figure, you would have been laughed out of any room. What has happened to politics as we knew it? Where are the military-industrial complexes of yesteryear? Is this all Facebook’s fault? Sort of. Not really. Let me explain. Read More
Lost In Translation: IoT Adoption In Southeast Asia In 2015
Dec 19, 4:00AM
We spent a large part of the year in the cities of Manila, Bangkok, Jakarta and Kuala Lumpur speaking to local enterprises about this (too) broad and (too) overused term: the Internet of Things (IoT). We discovered very quickly that, although IoT seems to be very much overly/wrongly used in the English-speaking world, there really isn’t a direct local translation in these four locales. As… Read More
Self-Help: There's An App For That
Dec 18, 10:00PM
Digital therapy is the new frontier of health innovation — and the tech world has taken notice. Myriad apps promise to make you happier, more mindful, less anxious — you name it. But, do they work? Read More
Extroverts Rejoice! Now Facebook Finds You Parties
Dec 18, 9:48PM
Facebook should tell me what to do tonight. It already knows what I like, where I live, and who I hang out with. Now it will. After accidentally becoming the most powerful force in party invitations, Facebook is jacking us into its omniscient view of the event landscape. Starting today on iOS, Facebook has a powerful new Event browsing experience. First, rather than suggesting Events on… Read More
Gillmor Gang LIVE 12.18.15
Dec 18, 9:09PM
Gillmor Gang – Robert Scoble, Keith Teare, Kevin Marks, John Taschek, and Steve Gillmor. LIVE recording session has concluded for today. Chat with the Gillmor Gang during their live broadcast recording session on Chat Center Gillmor Gang on Facebook Our sister show, G3, on Facebook Entire archives of G3 on Ustream Read More
U.S. Department Of Justice Is Reportedly Pursuing Criminal Investigation Of Uber Data Breach
Dec 18, 9:00PM
The United States Department of Justice is pursuing a criminal investigation around Uber’s May 2014 data breach, Reuters, citing “sources familiar with the situation,” reported. Last May, Uber’s database was breached by an unknown third party, and revealed the names and license plate numbers of about 50,000 drivers throughout the country. Uber… Read More
This Week On The TC Gadgets Podcast: Holiday Cheers And CES Fears
Dec 18, 8:00PM
With the holiday season in full swing, we’re looking forward to everything CES has to offer in the new year. But we’re also prepping for more gift-giving, following along with the TechCrunch Holiday Gift Guide. And because we can’t help ourselves, there is also a bit of Star Wars discussion there at the end. This week’s episode of the TC Gadgets Podcast is brought to… Read More
Five Good 3D Printers You Can Buy Before The Holiday
Dec 18, 7:35PM
If you’re looking to build your own Christmas tree out of plastic this year, you’ve come to the right place. I’ve collected my five favorite 3D printers that you should be able to order and receive before or on Christmas. While it might be tough to get one or two of these on such short notice if the ones you love want to do some 3D printing, you can do no better than these five. Read More
11 Fantastic Gifts From Cool Hardware Startups
Dec 18, 7:08PM
It’s no secret, we love startups. And yet, finding the perfect gift for a startup lover is challenging. The great thing is that some of our favorite startups are now making cool hardware products. This year, instead of buying yet another Apple gadget, look no further, we’ve rounded up eleven gifts. These aren’t Kickstarter campaigns. All these gifts are shipping today. Need… Read More
Microsoft Acquires Big Data Startup Metanautix
Dec 18, 6:49PM
Microsoft announced today that it has purchased Metanautix, a big-data focused startup that came out of stealth in 2014. The company was backed by $7 million in capital, including cash from well-known venture firm Sequoia. Terms of the deal were not disclosed. According to TechCrunch’s prior coverage of Metanautix, the company’s external funding came in majority at the time of… Read More
These Robots Wish You A Holly, Jolly Period Of Cold Weather Between The End Of December And The Beginning Of January
Dec 18, 6:19PM
The robots at RE^2 robotics are tricksy devils. In this video a pair of robot manipulators carefully cut out a snowflake-shaped piece of paper with a pair of regular scissors – a feat that, if truly assessed in the context of future technology, should give us pause. Sure this robot is wishing us a happy winter solstice with its jolly decoration but what happens when these arms become… Read More
Lively Lets You Trim Your iPhone's Live Photos, Pick Your Best Shot From The Video
Dec 18, 6:11PM
Since the debut of the iPhone 6s and 6s Plus, which introduced support for a new, animated type of photo called Live Photos, a number of apps have launched to help iPhone owners do more with those moving images, including turning them into GIFs, save storage space by deleting the Live Photos and more. Now one of the first movers in this space, Lively, has rolled out a couple of notable… Read More
13 TechCrunch Stories You Don't Want To Miss This Week
Dec 18, 6:07PM
This week, tech companies geared up for the Star Wars: The Force Awakens premiere with a bunch of fun Easter eggs like this phonesaber from Google, WhatsApp was ordered to shut down in Brazil, and we got more information about the Chan Zuckerberg Initiative. These are our best stories of the week. Read More
Behind Abbey Road Studios' New Incubator For Music Tech
Dec 18, 6:02PM
The past decade has rendered the music industry unrecognizable. Digital music is king and songs are purchased (and created) in the cloud. Faster computer processing and affordable hardware allow professional recording tools to be available to all. Artificial intelligence has produced albums, scored films, and generated mood music in games. So where does a historic recording studio like Abbey… Read More
DotDashPay Wins $250,000 Startup Competition At UC Berkeley
Dec 18, 5:59PM
Last summer, we told you about a new competition sponsored by Pejman Mar Ventures, a two-year-old, Palo Alto, Ca., venture firm with close ties to Stanford and a growing interest in technologies coming out of the University of California, Berkeley. Today, the firm is announcing that the winner of that competition. Evidently, it couldn’t resist creating two new award categories,… Read More
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